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abide

/əˈbaɪd/verb2 syllables

Abide means: put up with something or somebody unpleasant.

Synonyms for abide30

verb, as in put up with something or somebody unpleasant

digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, suffer, put up, hurt, ache

verb, as in dwell

bide, stay

also used for abide

hold on, resist, persevere, astand, bear up, carry on, continue, follow up, put up with, abear, aby, accept, allow, answer for, atone

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What does abide mean?2

verb

1

put up with something or somebody unpleasant“I cannot bear his constant criticism”

2

dwell“You can stay with me while you are in town”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with abide?48

three syllables

alongside
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All 48 rhymes for abide, grouped by syllable

Abide in a sentence

  • As long as you're in my house, you have to abide by my rules.CK
  • The first lesson in democracy is to abide by the will of the people.Adelpa
  • I can't abide hearing you cry so bitterly.AlanF_US
  • We must abide by the rules of the game.Luornu
  • We all must abide by laws to live in any society.mailohilohi
  • We all abide by law to live in any society.unknown
  • Layla tried to have her children to abide by the rules of the church.OsoHombre
  • I cannot abide hearing you cry so bitterly.unknown

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Forms of abide

as a verb

past tense
abode
past participle
abode
present participle
abiding
third-person singular
abides